to many redirects

[richard]

lester i have some forum issues

recently i started getting "to many redirects " error messages and "try clearing your cookies and browser history" suggestions
then "this site is unavailable" from this forum only.

using chrome on all devices

its now unusable on my phone and android pad , everything else is fine , laptop is now complaining too\

deleting browser history and cookies works exactly once then fails as per usual next time round

other browsers seem ok with it

[Ioannis]

I use Opera and as far as I know, this is chrome based.

But did not experienced any access problems.

Have also a laptop that is using only Chrome. Will test there and report back.

Ioannis

[Jerson]

Some web sites have an inssue of cloudflare blocking them. I use chromium and do not have any connectivity issues with this web site till now.

[Ioannis]

On my laptop with Chrome there is no issue.

Maybe Richard you had an update of antivirus or a plug-in of Chrome?

Ioannis

[Charlie]

I ran into this the other day. My provider's DNS was not working. I switched to Google's DNS so I could keep working and got the "too many redirects" message on this site and one other forum only. When the issue was fixed and I switched back to the provider DNS, the issue went away. YMMV

[Ioannis]

I have as primary DNS the routers address and secondary 8.8.4.4

Ioannis

[richard]

changing the dns from the router [isp locked in] default will be a total pain the change will not stick.
i just won't look at forum outside of the office anymore

[Charlie]

changing the dns from the router [isp locked in] default will be a total pain the change will not stick.
i just won't look at forum outside of the office anymore

DNS of 8.8.8.8 was also problematic. Certainly your choice to give up - but not sure what you want the forum to do to fix a problem basically caused by your personal configuration / gear.

[richard]

but not sure what you want the forum to do to fix a problem basically caused by your personal configuration / gear.

since its a new "feature" i was hoping that it was an oversight or a cookie issue that lester may have been able to ameliorate
in some way. it is only affecting this site after all

[Charlie]

since its a new "feature" i was hoping that it was an oversight or a cookie issue that lester may have been able to ameliorate
in some way. it is only affecting this site after all

I can understand that assumption, but it may not be only this forum, but rather this forum is the only location where you regularly go and see the issue. When I had the problem, it was this forum and RV.net. Other sites I tried worked properly.

[lester]

Richard,

In your browser that is giving the Too many redirects issue.

What happens if you

1) clear the browser cache
2) Clear cookies
3) open a private window

navigate to www.picbasic.co.uk/forum/

Do you still get the error message

Lester

[lester]

Investigation of the routing for a url request, shows that if you request

picbasic.co.uk

you get a maximum of two redirects, resulting in a hit on www.picbasic.co.uk/forum/ , so its not a circular loop of death and should not throw a too many redirects error

[lester]

If however you request the forum directly, you will get no redirects

www.picbasic.co.uk/forum/

[lester]

The status Codes related to 3XX Redirects:

300 Multiple Choice
301 Moved Permanently
302 Found
303 See Other
304 Not Modified
305 Use Proxy
306 Unused
307 Temporary Redirect
308 Permanent Redirect

[lester]

and for the 2XX Successful Responses
The 2xx Successful class of status code indicates that the client’s request was successfully received, understood, and accepted.

200 OK
201 Created
202 Accepted
203 Non-Authoritative Information
204 No Content
205 Reset Content
206 Partial Content
207 Multi-Status (WebDAV)
208 Already Reported (WebDAV)
226 IM Used (HTTP Delta encoding)

[lester]

Clear Chrome Data

This will delete your browsing history, cookies, and cached images and files.

This will fix the “too many redirects” error in most cases.

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To clear your Chrome data:

On your computer, open Chrome.
At the top right, click More > More tools > Clear browsing data.
At the top, choose a time range.
To delete everything, select All time.
Next to “Cookies and other site data” and “Cached images and files,” check the boxes.
Click Clear data.


Disable Browser Extensions
If clearing your Chrome data doesn’t fix the “too many redirects” error, you might have a browser extension causing the problem.

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To disable extensions on Chrome:

On your computer, open Chrome
At the top right, click More > More tools > Extensions
On the extension, you want to remove, click Remove
If you’re not sure whether an extension is causing the problem, you can disable all your extensions.

After doing so, enable them one by one to see which one is causing the problem.

Adjust Time And Date On Your PC
If you’re still seeing the “too many redirects” error, you might need to adjust your computer’s time and date.

This can be caused by an incorrect time zone setting or a problem with your internet connection.

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To adjust your Windows computer’s time and date:

Open Control Panel
Click Clock, Language, and Region
Under the Internet Time tab, click Change settings
Uncheck the box next to Synchronize with an Internet time server
Click Update now
Try loading the website again after you adjust your computer’s time and date.

Clear DNS Cache
If you’re still seeing the “too many redirects” error, you can try clearing your DNS cache. This will delete any incorrect DNS settings and might fix the problem.

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To clean your Windows PC DNS cache:

Open Command Prompt
Type ipconfig /flushdns and press Enter
Restart Your Computer
It is essential to ensure you’ve included the space between “ipconfig” and “/”; otherwise, the command won’t work.

[lester]

Richard, On Checking, Chrome allows 5 redirects, we are no where near close to that. So I'm guessing that you have a rouge file in your browser system.

There is nothing I can do at my end to "fix" the issue on your browser.

I have added no features or changes that would cause this error.

Lester

[lester]

Richard. On checking

melabs have a similar redirect sequence, Im interested to know, do you have issues if you direct your browser to :-

picbasic.com

[richard]

I just cleared history and cookies again . So far so good I can quit and reload Chrome and all is good.
Previously it would work once then fail at next chrome session.
Thanks for looking at the issue

[richard]

Even still works after loging out and backin. Mind just boggles

[rocket_troy]

I get exactly the same thing. I've just accepted that it might take 20-30 attempts to open the forum page. It's been happening for a long time and only happens with this site. I'm also using Chrome.

Troy

[richard]

I changed url to picbasic.co.uk it now sort of works. Opening screen is rendered weirdly . After then click forum and it seems to be ok, chrome on Android doesn't like something about it still, login just hangs on opening screen

[Aussie Barry]

I too have been experiencing this "Too many redirects" phenomenon.
Using Chrome on a Windows 10 machine.

Cheers
Barry

[Ioannis]

A couple of days now, I have the same issue too!

Annoyong. It does not pass this no matter what!

And as other members state, only on this forum...

Ioannis

[Ioannis]

And all of a sudden it works again just fine...

What can I say?

Ioannis

[CuriousOne]

It is still here....

Seems like some kind of DDOS protection went wild

[Ioannis]

I confirm too that Chrome does not work anymore for this forum...

Ioannis

[pedja089]

Chrome, Brave same.... But not every time...

[Ioannis]

For a few seconds it may give you the imporession that all is fine. Then again the redirects re-establish...

Ioannis

[retepsnikrep]

I also get this too many redirects issue with latest version of Chrome.
Had it for at least a couple of months or so.

[CuriousOne]

It is not chrome issue at all. Happens in FF and IE too.
This is just forum hosting screwing up.
You can skip that "too many redirects" error, but still nothing won't load.

[Ioannis]

In Edge and Opera I have no problem. Have not tested Firefox yet.

Ioannis

[Charlie]

Most of December I was not able to get into the forum with this issue. It would work for a day or so, then not for a week or so and the last couple weeks of the year, not at all. I'm using Chrome. For the last several days, I have been able to get into the forum, but there do not seem to be any posts. I wonder if this issue has effectively killed the forum (and mortally wounded PBP). Certainly I was about to remove it from my shortcut list, and I tend to be slow to do things.

[Charlie]

And right after the above post - no access again. I launched Edge and was able to get in to make this post.

[Ioannis]

Same here too with Chrome. All other browsers work OK for me except Chrome (I am not very fond of this browser...).

Usually I prefer Opera. It is very strange that Opera works OK having Chrome as main core.

Ioannis

[HenrikOlsson]

I access the forum from 3-4 different computers, all running Windows, all using Edge and I've never seen this. (as far as I know Edge is also based on Chrome)
I know this is no comfort for those experiencing the problem but it might help troubleshooting.

[richard]

I wonder if this issue has effectively killed the forum (and mortally wounded PBP).

it certainly has not interfered with online gambling, dodgy black-market drugs and girlie pic spammers.
but it does make forum access from my android things nonfunctional and atpia

[Ioannis]

Regarding the spam we try asap to zap them. Unfortunately this specific problem is beyond my knowledge and skills.

As Richard marked, never the drugs, porn or lighter spam activities have problems sneaking in forums, mails sites... Nasty bastards....

Ioannis

[mpgmike]

At least the porn spam so far has just been links and not embedded images -- at least what I've zapped.

[Ioannis]

I think this is the case. Fortunatlely just links so far.

Hope the problem with the redirects will not spread to other browsers too.

Ioannis